Spring 2026 History BC2803 section 001

GENDER AND EMPIRE

Call Number 00722
Day & Time
Location
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Anupama Rao
Type LECTURE
Course Description

This course provides a political and social history of India from the 16th-19th century, focusing on the Mughal empire. Two central concerns: first, the Mughal regnal politics towards their rival imperial concerns within India and West Asia (the Maratha, the Rajput, the Safavid, the Ottoman); and second, the foreign gaze onto the Mughals (via the presence of Portuguese, English, and French travelers, merchants, and diplomats in India). These interlocked practices (how Mughals saw the world and how the world saw the Mughals) will allow us develop a nuanced knowledge of universally acknowledged power of the early modern world. Partially fulfills Global Core Requirement.

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Department History @Barnard
Enrollment 0 students (28 max) as of 3:06PM Thursday, October 9, 2025
Subject History
Number BC2803
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Note Request for Milbank Ground Floor
Section key 20261HIST2803X001